Deeper Network Bi-Monthly Newsletter: 2025/9/01–2025/10/31
Deeper Network’s bi-monthly newsletter is a brief bulletin containing the latest community developments, technical updates, and market status of our project. It is periodically released at the beginning of every other month for our community members. We would like to thank every member of the Deeper Network community for your contributions and support. Here are the latest updates:
Technical Updates
Hardware
1. Deeper Connect Mini Pro secondary trial production, progress: 50%
2. New Wi-Fi dongle hardware design, progress: 50%
Software
AtomOS Development Progress:
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First time use of device guide page development, progress: 90%
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Improved App-relocator application rule
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LAN IP access control development, progress: 95%
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Improved Wi-Fi settings
AtomOS Version Release
DPN-App (Test Version) Release:
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New UI version released
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Improved App-relocator rules
Deeper Chain
Important tech submission:
In September
1. hd-wallet
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Fixed transaction hash calculation errors: Resolving issues with signed_tx.txid().into_inner().to_hex() calls that caused transaction hash generation anomalies, ensuring correct transaction hash calculation and output
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Improved fee calculation mechanism: Replacing the original fixed fee field with more precise sats_per_vb (satoshis per virtual byte) calculation method, adding COMMON_VSIZE constant for transaction size estimation to achieve dynamic fee calculation
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Improved transaction size estimation algorithm: Adding try_get_tx_vsize method for calculating actual transaction virtual size, combined with sats_per_vb to achieve precise fee calculation, avoiding issues with excessive or insufficient fees
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Enhanced debug output mechanism: Replacing all println! debug statements with eprintln! to avoid interfering with standard output stream, ensuring clean and predictable program output
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Fixed derivation path configuration: Modifying testnet derivation paths from m/44'/1'/0'/0/0 to mainnet paths like m/44'/0'/0'/0/0, ensuring correct address generation
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Improved transaction signing components: Optimizing implementations of LegacyTransactionSignComponent, SegWitTransactionSignComponent, and TapprotTransactionSignComponent, enhancing signature compatibility for different address types
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Enhanced error handling mechanism: Improving transaction input validation logic, ensuring accuracy of UTXO amount verification and preventing signature failures due to transaction amount calculation errors
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Optimized code structure: Cleaning up redundant debug output code, commenting out unnecessary eprintln! statements, improving code maintainability and runtime efficiency
2. cp-slack-debug
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Implemented ticket blocking mechanism: Adding BLOCKED_TICKETS list containing AOS-273, AOS-275, AOS-276, CP-112, CP-100, CP-119 tickets, directly skipping all processing when blocked tickets are detected to avoid invalid data interference with system operation
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Removed burn rate related functionality: Completely removing burnRate and actualAmount fields from DPR routes, unifying SEED/IDO flow processing logic, simplifying token release mechanism to improve system code simplicity and maintainability
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Added DPR token claim record management functionality: Implementing complete record overview interface (/dpr-claims-overview) supporting filtering queries by round and address, providing detailed statistical information and record lists with password verification ensuring secure data access
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Implemented record deletion functionality: Adding single record deletion interface (/dpr-claims/:id) and batch deletion interface (/dpr-claims), supporting batch deletion by round and address conditions with complete password verification and confirmation mechanisms ensuring deletion operation security
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Added balance monitoring system: Creating balance_monitor table for storing SEED contract address balance history records, implementing multi-verification mechanism ensuring balance data accuracy, supporting balance change alerts and anomaly detection functionality
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Updated contract ABI files: Upgrading Roundv2_ABI.json to support new contract functions including address replacement, Merkle root updates, release time management, while updating contract address configuration from testnet to BSC mainnet deployment
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Implemented balance change alert mechanism: Automatically sending Slack notifications when SEED contract balance changes exceed threshold, including detailed balance change information, trigger methods and timestamps, supporting multiple trigger types including claim, scheduled, manual
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Temporarily disabled delete functionality: Temporarily closing all deletion interfaces for data security, returning 503 status code with detailed explanations, preventing data loss from misoperations, demonstrating high attention to data security
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Optimized error handling mechanism: Enhancing database operation error logging, providing detailed error codes and error information, supporting detailed error information display in development environment, improving system debugging and issue troubleshooting efficiency
3. deeper-wallet-mcp
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Implemented wallet initialization and mnemonic import: Adding initializeWallet and importHdStore functionality, supporting wallet initialization via mnemonic, automatic detection of existing wallets and support for mnemonic import via command-line parameters or environment variables, achieving automatic wallet file creation and management
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Fixed SUI token transfer issues: Resolving transfer failure problems caused by single objid during SUI token transfers, completing token transfer transaction construction and signing process for SUI network, while adding contract token transfer functionality, supporting complete token operations on SUI network
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Implemented automatic address derivation: Adding addAccount functionality, supporting automatic derivation of addresses for mainstream blockchain networks including ETH, TRON, SUI, SOLANA after wallet import, achieving unified management and rapid access to multi-chain addresses
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Developed natural language query functionality: Adding deriveAccountList and accountList tools, supporting natural language queries for all wallet address information, providing complete account list and balance query capabilities, simplifying user interaction processes
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Optimized natural language transfer support: Improving prompts and tool descriptions, supporting natural language transfer instruction parsing, such as "transfer 1 eth from my wallet to address 0xffff on eth network", achieving more user-friendly interaction experience
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Fixed Tron network derivation issues: Resolving address derivation errors caused by Tron network mismatch in hd-wallet, fixing return address format issues, ensuring correctness and consistency of Tron network address generation
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Enhanced multi-chain network support: Expanding supported blockchain networks to 9 mainstream networks (Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, BNB Chain, Solana, Tron, Sui), providing unified network management and address verification mechanisms
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Enhanced error handling mechanisms: Optimizing error handling and logging for network operations, providing detailed error information and debug output, improving system stability and maintainability
4. deeper-device-mcp
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Comprehensive upgrade to v2.0.0: Upgrading DeeperDeviceServer core service, adding 11 professional device management tools, achieving full lifecycle coverage from device discovery, connection, monitoring to fault diagnosis
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Implemented device lifecycle management: Establishing complete device management processes, including device registration, status monitoring, configuration management, performance analysis, security scanning and other functional modules, providing comprehensive device management capabilities
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Integrated device performance monitoring: Adding device performance monitoring tools, supporting real-time monitoring and historical data analysis of key metrics including CPU, memory, network bandwidth, helping operations staff understand device running status in time
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Implemented network diagnostic functionality: Adding network diagnostic tools, supporting device network connection testing, latency analysis, route tracing and other functions, quickly locating network issues and performance bottlenecks
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Developed security scanning capabilities: Adding security scanning tools, supporting device security vulnerability detection, port scanning, security policy verification and other functions, enhancing device security protection capabilities
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Established automated operations system: Implementing real-time device status monitoring and automated operations management, supporting automatic device fault detection, alarm notification and automatic recovery mechanisms, reducing operations costs and manual intervention
In October
1. hd-wallet
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Implemented BRC20 token transfer functionality: Supporting BRC20 token transfers from P2WPKH and P2TR addresses, completing token transfer transaction construction and signing processes to ensure full compatibility with BRC20 protocol
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Added BRC20 token minting API: Implementing complete interface for token minting functionality, supporting users to perform BRC20 token minting operations through API, expanding token ecosystem functionality coverage
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Developed token deployment API: Adding token deployment related interfaces, supporting BRC20 token deployment and initialization functionality, providing complete token creation solutions for token project teams
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Fixed multi-UTXO input transaction errors: Resolving critical issues in multi-input transaction processing, ensuring signature correctness and transaction validity in complex transaction scenarios
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Optimized dependency library version management: Updating related dependencies to new versions, improving system stability and security, fixing known dependency library compatibility issues
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Enhanced transaction processing mechanism: Improving transaction construction logic in multi-UTXO scenarios, ensuring proper processing and signing of transactions with large numbers of inputs and outputs
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Strengthened error handling capabilities: Fixing edge cases in transaction processing, improving system stability and fault tolerance under exceptional circumstances
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Optimized code structure and performance: Cleaning up redundant code, improving execution efficiency of BRC20 related functionality, ensuring rapid response for token operations
2. cp-slack-debug
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Fixed undefined field handling issues: Resolving MySQL driver's rejection of undefined values, adding || null processing to all fields, avoiding database insertion failures due to undefined, ensuring all fields must use null to represent SQL NULL
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Fixed report interface data insertion issues: Resolving data insertion failure issues with /report and /report_backup interfaces, fixing lvl field undefined issues for verify type reports like AOS-303, ensuring various report data can be correctly saved
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Fixed race condition bugs: Resolving database insertion race condition issues, fixing insertion failures caused by missing await but Slack notification success, moving duplicate checks into transactions, avoiding duplicate insertions in high concurrency, ensuring Slack notifications only sent after successful saves
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Optimized concurrency control mechanisms: Implementing transaction optimization and data consistency guarantees, ensuring data integrity in high concurrency scenarios, adding detailed error logging for troubleshooting, optimizing logging strategy to only record critical errors, reducing Grafana storage pressure
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Enhanced high concurrency stability: Resolving data loss issues for AOS-303 types, improving system stability and reliability in high concurrency scenarios, ensuring all token release operation data can be correctly recorded and tracked
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Balance monitoring system logic optimization: Correcting balanceChange calculation logic, clarifying calculation method of balanceChange = lastBalance - currentBalance, adjusting ALERT_THRESHOLD from 50 DPR to 10,000,000 DPR, adapting to actual business scenarios with large token operations
3. deeper-wallet-mcp
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Implemented Uniswap Universal Router integration: Completing Universal Router unified routing for Uniswap V2/V3/V4 pools, writing underlying encoding functions for V2_SWAP_EXACT_IN transaction instructions, implementing complete transaction instruction chain construction, supporting full process from token authorization (Permit2), wrapping native tokens (Wrap), executing swaps to final token transfer (Sweep/Unwrap)
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Developed Uniswap Subgraph query module: Adding independent uniswap-subgraph.js module, establishing complete GraphQL data access layer, supporting V2/V3/V4 version pool information queries, token information queries, top pools queries and pool search functionality, providing real-time price queries and liquidity information
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Fixed Uniswap precision issues: Resolving sqrtPriceX96 precision issues causing incorrect token ratio retrieval, ensuring accuracy of Uniswap price calculations and precise control of transaction slippage
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Implemented single-hop swap functionality: Completing Uniswap single hop swaps for ETH to ERC20, ERC20 to ETH, ERC20 to ERC20, supporting natural language swap operations, such as "swap tokens on sepolia network"
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Optimized transaction instruction combinations: Analyzing various command combinations of Universal Router, removing pay_portion command to reduce fee costs, implementing parameter abi encode generation and testing for wrap_eth, v3_swap_in, sweep and other operations
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Fixed Permit2 signature issues: Resolving Permit2 signature data execution revert errors, improving token authorization mechanisms, ensuring full compatibility with Permit2 protocol and transaction success rates
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Integrated BSC PancakeSwap support: Completing BSC chain Pancakeswap swap functionality development, successfully tested on testnet, implementing PancakeSwap subgraph queries, supporting swap operations via pool information
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Developed Solana Raydium integration: Researching Raydium DEX pool information on Solana, implementing Raydium swap functionality (with known pools), researching differences between Raydium CLMM, AMM, CPMM and poolid calculation methods
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Added account balance query functionality: Adding functionality to retrieve derived address balances, supporting balance queries for all derived addresses, providing complete account asset management capabilities
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Implemented popular token queries: Adding functionality to retrieve contract addresses via token name for popular tokens, reducing user input complexity, improving user experience
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Enhanced native token transfer functionality: Adding transferTokenFromMyWallet tool supporting native token transfers including ETH, MATIC, SOL, implementing transferContractTokenFromMyWallet supporting ERC20/SPL token transfers, including network validation ensuring transactions execute on correct blockchain networks
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Implemented Permit2 token authorization: Adding Permit2 token authorization functionality, improving wallet operation security, supporting token price and liquidity pool analysis tools, providing more secure token operation experience
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Multi-chain network support expansion: Adding support for 6 mainstream blockchain networks (SUI, TRON, Bitcoin mainnet and testnets), expanding total networks from 11 to 17, implementing full network type address format validation (SUI 0x[64 hex chars], TRON T[33 chars], Bitcoin multiple prefix formats)
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Deployment support and containerization: Adding server-http.js supporting HTTP/SSE transport protocols, achieving remote access and public deployment capabilities, adding Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml supporting containerized deployment, adding DEPLOYMENT.md providing detailed deployment guides
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Development environment optimization: Updating package-lock.json adding TypeScript and @types/node development dependencies, adding npm scripts supporting HTTP server startup (start, start:http, start:http:prod commands), implementing health check endpoints providing server status monitoring
4. deeper-device-mcp
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Implemented Docker containerized deployment: Adding Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml supporting containerized deployment, providing complete production environment configuration, supporting multiple deployment methods including pre-deployed services, Docker self-hosting and cloud platform deployment
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Added cloud platform deployment support: Adding Vercel and Railway configuration files, supporting one-click deployment to cloud platforms, simplifying deployment processes and operations costs
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Fixed DPN mode display issues: Fixing getDpnMode tool displaying [object Object] issue, changing to JSON formatted display, providing clear device status information
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Optimized default password settings: Changing default password, enhancing system security
Fixed login functionality issues: Fixing missing return statement in loginToDeeperDevice function, ensuring completeness and correctness of login process
Community News
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Educated users scenarios where they would need to use Deeper Connect
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Educated the community with articles explaining how ISPs and the internet can detect VPN usage, helping users understand why VPNs sometimes get blocked
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Used visuals to explain why hardware protection is stronger than software solutions
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Explained that Deeper Connect provides online anonymity, protects user privacy, enables smooth encrypted communication between nodes, and prevents censorship or interception
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Highlighted the four key features of Deeper Connect
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Educated users with a comparison chart of DPN vs VPN, to help them understand the differences
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Educated the community with the article using random or unfamiliar VPN apps can expose users to security risks as a reminder to avoid them
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Compared connecting Deeper’s decentralized nodes and centralized VPN servers
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Educated the community with “Myth vs Fact” content about Deeper Connect (e.g., DPN ≠ VPN)
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Explained how Deeper Connect can bypass geo-restrictions
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Educated community how Deeper Connect blocks unwanted pop-up ads on websites
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Promoted Deeper Network’s YouTube channel, shares weekly tutorials and feature highlights
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Used GIFs or short clips to show that the more Deeper nodes, the stronger and more decentralized the network becomes
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Educated community with Q&A posts addressing frequently asked questions from users
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Educated community that there are now over 200,000 Deeper nodes worldwide
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Provided shipping updates from different warehouses globally
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Engaged community with cybersecurity memes
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Promoted unboxing videos from Knowledge Sharing Tech
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Reposted Chief Evangelist Eric Ma’s attending Token2049 Singapore with Deeper Connect
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Educated community with the article “Do VPNs Make You Anonymous Online?”
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Reminded the community about official Deeper Network email addresses to help users avoid phishing scams
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Engaged the community with “Would You Rather” post: choosing between paying monthly VPN fees vs one-time payment for lifetime DPN access
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Promoted positive users’ testimonials
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Launched seasonal Back to School and Halloween special campaigns
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Educated community how influencers can use Deeper Connect to reach audiences in different regions
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Educated community with cybersecurity quotes to remind users of the importance of online safety
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Educated users by explaining technical behind-the-scenes Deeper’s technology, helping users better understand the project
Marketing News
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Global Expansion: Our marketing spans multiple languages and regions. Brand awareness continues to rise, with receiving positive feedback among tech communities, students and resellers of the Deeper Connect devices
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Both the U.S. and European markets seeing continued growth. More awareness in privacy protection and decentralized network. The Deeper Network is also expanding nodes in Australia and the U.K. Meanwhile, demand in Africa and Latin America is increasing due to government policies
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Promotions: In early September, the “Back to School” campaign received strong recognition from students. As online censorship and website blocks continue to grow, Deeper Network’s DPN proved to be an effective solution. In October, Prime Day campaign was launched to thank returning customers with special offers. Halloween campaign was promoted which users spin a digital wheel to win discount coupons
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Influencer (KOL) Partnerships: collaborated with Brazilian tech influencer André H and Spanish influencer JC-69, shared unboxing and review videos of the Deeper Connect Mini and Air. These videos received highly positive responses within Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking communities. Influencers from Colombia, Canada, and Australia completed unboxing review videos of the devices and shared across YouTube, X , and Amazon. The Deeper team is focusing on non-English-speaking countries to grow global nodes
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Affiliate Partnerships: Influencers in Canada and Colombia joined affiliate program and have begun promoting actively. By combining influencers, affiliate marketing, and community discussions, the project created a strong content loop that reinforces brand presence
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B2B Expansion: In Central Asian market, Deeper receiving increased exposure. In Africa, particularly Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya, demand has surged dramatically, with many local distributors reaching out to become resellers. New partnership in Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. Newly expanded B2B clients in the UAE, Colombia and Mexico.